Soules College of Business Corporate Advisory Council

UT Tyler University Advancement

Staff

Dr. Krist Swimberghe
Dean
Chair and Associate Professor of Marketing 
Soules College of Business

Dr. Gary Bouse
Director of Development
Soules College of Business 

Janice Helfers
Executive Assistant – Dean
Soules College of Business

 

Executive Officers

Patty Steelman, Chair (2021-2022)
Executive Vice President/Director of Marketing
Austin Bank 

Tara C. Odell (Smith County), Vice-Chair
Market Executive, Commercial Banking, SVP, CTP
Regions Bank

D. Jason Cooper (Smith County), Treasurer
Vice President, Corporate Development and Real Estate
Brookshire Grocery Company

 

Members

Ty Beard
Attorney
Beard, Harris, Bullock, Hughes Attorneys at Law

Sharon Taylor (Gregg County)
Chief Financial Officer
Martin Resource Management

Todd Buchanan
President
Greater Texas Capital Corporation

Kevin Cashion, CPA (Smith County)
Partner
Gollob Morgan Peddy

Scott Martinez
President / CEO
Tyler Area Chamber / Economic Development Council

Amber Owen
Market President
Cadence Bank 

Karlista Patterson, Past Chair (2017-2018) 
Chief Financial Officer
Heartland Security Group

Kyle Stacy 
Founder and President 
KDS Medical Management

John Soules, Jr. (Smith County) (UT Tyler Development Board Member)
Chief Executive Officer
John Soules Foods 

Stephen Taylor (Smith County) 
Agency Consultant
WFG National Title Insurance Company 

Lonny Uzzell (Smith County) 
Chairman 
Southside Bank 

Kelvin Woodfin (Smith County)
Owner
Tyler Lending Group

Jay Ward
HUB International/The Ward Agency 

Don Warren 
Mayor 
City of Tyler, TX

Tom Williams 
President 
Tommy Williams Drywall Co., Inc. (TWD) 

Jeff Wood 
Owner 
Pine Springs Golf Club 

Yo Orrostieta
Service Line Marketing Director
Christus Health

Amparo Mahler
CEO
Crossroads Family Care

Phyllis Thomas-Kirkwood
President
Kirkwood Consulting

 

Ex Officio Members

Susan Gill, CEcd, MEDP (Smith County)
President
Lindale Economic Development Corporation

Mike Henderson, (2019-2020 Chair) (Smith County)
President – Northeast Texas Division
Cadence Bank

Roy Martinez
President
PARK 4 Investments

Tom Mullins (Smith County)
President
T.G. Mullins LLC

Andy Bergfeld (Smith County)
President
Bergfeld Realty Company, LLC

Bob Bondurant 
Chief Executive Officer
Martin Resource Management